false 25570420 185000 2737476 0151011974 9780151011971 30 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2737476.Moral_Clarity_A_Guide_for_Grown_Up_Idealists 3.68 60 Moral Clarity, she shows how resurrecting a moral vocabulary—good and evil, heroism and nobility—can steer us clear of the dogmas of the right and the helpless pragmatism of the left. In search of a framework for forming clear opinions and taking responsible action on today’s urgent political and social questions, Neiman reaches back to the eighteenth century, retrieving a set of virtues—happiness, reason, reverence, and hope—that were held high by every Enlightenment thinker. She shows that the pursuit of moral clarity is not a matter of religious faith but is open to all who are committed to these ideals, believers and nonbelievers alike. And she draws on literature, evolutionary theory, and other contemporary research to show why, by keeping before us the distinction between the real and the possible, these ideals continue to guide and inspire.]]> 93828 3.79 99 36 2008 4 3 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 11:42:52 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 12:20:35 -0700 2008
The moral absolutes of religion have lost their influence. Relativism holds ...more...]]>